Mid-Wach C track: Warriors nip Lunenburg

FITCHBURG -- Heading into Wednesday night's Mid-Wach C league track meet at Fitchburg High School, Lunenburg girls' head coach Steve Kyajohnian knew his Blue Knights would be in for a battle.

With Narragansett Regional and Littleton posing serious threats, Kyajohnian saw his trepidation come to life as his Blue Knights claimed second, falling five points behind Narragansett in the Doug Grutchfield Field House for the league meet title.

The 99-94 victory by the Warriors also forced a tie in the overall league standings with the Blue Knights, as the two each finished with 14 points on the season.

"Looking at the meet, I knew we'd be close," Kyajohnian said. "I figured we'd both be in the 90s. At a meet like this, you've got to score in every event. I think we did, but I think they did, too, and were just a little higher up than us. I still think my girls performed well tonight."

Littleton finished a distant third with 47 points. Gardner (28 points) finished sixth in the seven-team field and Oakmont Regional (25.5) ranked one spot below the Wildcats.

Renee Capps was a double winner to pace the Warriors, taking the mile and 1,000-meter run, while her sister Anna claimed the top spot in the 2-mile.

Lunenburg had several strong performances of its own, but took home just one top finisher. Junior Brogan Ulf cleared 4 feet, 10 inches in the high jump for the lone first-place finish for Lunenburg.

Kathleen Cronin snagged third in the shot put for Lunenburg, recording a solid toss of 29-2.

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5. In the 2-mile, Brooke Hansel finished .43 seconds behind Anna Capps for second. Hansel was also second to Renee Capps in the 1,000. Freshman Sophia Holman had a great meet, taking second in the 55 hurdles and fourth in the high jump.

Sydney Sanford (third in the 600), the 4x220 relay team (second) and the 4x880 relay team (third) also performed well for the Blue Knights.

Gardner's effort was led by a strong showing from Aly Comeau. The Wildcat junior took top honors in the 55 hurdles and was second in the high jump, while Cameo Dorais nailed down a second-place finish in the shot put (31-11),

While Oakmont's girls weren't able to take first in any event, Tess Rembetsy-Brown managed fifth-place finishes in both the 55 dash and 55 hurdles, while Izzy Ciccolini added a fourth-place spot in the 300.

On the boys' side, Bromfield pulled out a 30-point victory over its nearest competition, putting up 81 points to claim the meet title.

Oakmont had 45 points, following Narragansett and Murdock to take fourth. Lunenburg was three points behind the Spartans and Gardner finished in the final spot with 30.

"I thought we did a pretty good job competing tonight," Oakmont head coach Dan Dufour said. "We've got a small team and in most events we're competing for one spot. It's tough when other teams are seeing two or three of their guys getting points. But we've got some talent and I thought we had a pretty good meet."

Nowhere did the talent of the Spartans shine more than in the 55 dash, when three Oakmont runners finished in the top six. Brian Johnson earned a second-place finish in the event and Camden Brown and Trevor Brown finished fifth and sixth, respectively.

The Spartans also had a pair of throwers tally points in the shot put, as Trevor Brown finished fourth and was followed by Ben Arcangeli in fifth. Tyler Nims added a second in the 300 and a third-place finish in the 55 hurdles.

Lunenburg saw Jake DeGrace claim the 55 hurdles and David Albertini finish with a personal best (2:49.27) in winning the 1,000.

"We had some kids show up and perform today," said Lunenburg boys' coach Mike Spare. "David did a great job and I think Jake really did a good job, too."

Gardner's effort saw Jonah Kattau claim second in the high jump and Trevor Raux finish as the runner up in the 600.

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